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Anoka: Wisconsin woman killed in collision while attempting U-turn

Staff report

Posted:
11/27/2012 12:01:00 AM CST

Updated:
11/28/2012 08:05:28 AM CST

A 66-year-old Hudson, Wis., woman died in a Tuesday afternoon traffic accident in Anoka.

According to the Anoka County sheriff's office, the woman was eastbound on Bunker Lake Boulevard at 38th Avenue just before 3 p.m. when she attempted to make a U-turn in the roadway. However, her car was struck by an oncoming SUV driven by a 17-year-old girl, witnesses said.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The girl was taken to Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids with non-life-threatening injuries, the sheriff's office said.